Scores of supporters of rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde assembled near his house in Thane district on Saturday with saffron flags and large portraits of party founder Bal Thackeray and regional strongman Anand Dighe.

Shinde is camping in Guwahati in BJP-ruled state Assam with a sizeable number of MLAs since June 21, after he raised the banner of revolt against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.